Price: $349The first Acer Aspire One netbook, a Linux-based model, impressed us despite its modest components. Now the Aspire One's Windows XP Home version is here, carrying a larger hard drive and more RAM. Though hardly superswift, the XP-based Aspire One is a fine machine at a fantastic price: $349.
This Aspire One retains the physical profile, excellent keyboard, and small but crisp 8.9-inch screen found on the Linux-based model. But a 120GB hard-disk drive replaces the Linux model's paltry 8GB solid-state drive, and the system bulks up to 1GB of RAM (versus the Linux model's 512MB). Regrettably, the Aspire One earned a mark of just 34 on our WorldBench 6 tests, putting it toward the back of the pack among Atom-based netbooks (the average mini-laptop score hovers around 36).
Even worse, the Aspire One's three-cell battery lasted for just 2 hours, 16 minutes. You'll probably want to spring for the six-cell battery, which costs an extra $100--thereby negating the Aspire One's price advantage
This Aspire One retains the physical profile, excellent keyboard, and small but crisp 8.9-inch screen found on the Linux-based model. But a 120GB hard-disk drive replaces the Linux model's paltry 8GB solid-state drive, and the system bulks up to 1GB of RAM (versus the Linux model's 512MB). Regrettably, the Aspire One earned a mark of just 34 on our WorldBench 6 tests, putting it toward the back of the pack among Atom-based netbooks (the average mini-laptop score hovers around 36).
Even worse, the Aspire One's three-cell battery lasted for just 2 hours, 16 minutes. You'll probably want to spring for the six-cell battery, which costs an extra $100--thereby negating the Aspire One's price advantage
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